As Colorado prepares to reintroduce wolves to the state by the end of the year, scientists and Extension faculty at Colorado State University are being proactive about preventing conflict between people and wolves.
CSU’s Center for Human-Carnivore Coexistence and CSU Extension launched the Wolf Conflict Reduction Fund last year to support livestock producers with non-lethal approaches to reduce livestock losses to wolves. Initial contributions to the fund have facilitated two projects, trail camera deployment in an area with wolves in northern Colorado and a knowledge-exchange program…